"Critical Event: The Blooming of Iris"
"Help Iris regain her footing."
"Reward: secret codex shop page, secret codex shop item x1"
Back home, when Su Tianqing saw this quest pop up on the secret codex, her worries deepened.
"This is not good… this situation…"
Villain Fox Fox muttered to herself.
Hua Ling's situation was far worse than she had imagined.
Regardless of her true thoughts, her refusal to communicate with Ben Hu was enough to prove that Hua Ling was undergoing immense internal struggle and torment.
Very dissatisfied, Ben Hu is very dissatisfied!
This was completely different from the script planned before, even heading towards a completely opposite extreme!
Su Tianqing huffily closed the secret codex and began to ponder while looking at the memo on her computer screen.
In Ben Hu's plan, today she should have been carried and run away by Jia Yu, with Razor Freak hot on their heels, and then when they were cornered, Hua Ling would make a dazzling appearance, and then Ben Hu would have her familiar Fox Fox attack in her villain form.
This way, Hua Ling could instantly bloom her Star Shadow, which would be a joyous occasion.
But things were completely disrupted because Jia Yu suddenly picked her up and ran away.
Then, because Jia Yu was actually Hellcat, it caused Ben Hu to temporarily freeze, completely ruining the plan.
Upon closer thought, it seemed that the reason for today's situation was all because of Jia Yu?
…Next time, Ben Hu should torture Jia Yu a bit, just as a small punishment, Su Tianqing thought.
But now, she had to focus her energy on this Critical Event.
First, it was clear that Hua Ling was in a very awkward state, completely shut off, and even Ben Hu, with 1000 trust, couldn't enter her room.
Trying to counsel her in this state was simply impossible.
So, how exactly could she help her regain her footing?
"Unless I can arrange another play specifically designed for her, to make Hua Ling understand her meaning as a Magic Girl, only then can her belief be rekindled."
Su Tianqing nodded slightly, muttering a few words under her breath.
But with Hyacinth and Nightingale both abducted by Ben Hu, what kind of play could possibly work now?
Thinking of this, a flash of lightning seemed to cross Villain Fox Fox's mind.
She got it!
Since it's a classic hero story, then of course, she has to use classic hero story methods to solve it!
"Monster Capsule: Spirit Slime"
Su Tianqing retrieved this item, which had been shelved for some time, from her magic space.
This was a spirit Monster born from one of her discarded plans; it could observe in real-time from the perspective of the possessed by attaching itself, and even cast magic.
And the next plan… this Spirit Slime would be crucial.
…
The next day at noon.
Su Tianqing sat leisurely in the cafeteria, eating lunch.
Cat Girl sat obediently across the table, eating small bites, and the two chatted idly about recent events.
Naturally, they also talked about yesterday's attack.
"Teaching Buildings Two and Three suffered considerable damage. The Hero Association is already arranging repairs, but it's estimated they won't be back to normal within seven days."
"Isn't that great, Jia Yu? You have an extra seven days to study. Now you can score even higher," Golden Fox said with a smile.
Nan Jiayu felt guilty.
Seven days? At least three of those seven days would be spent staring foolishly at Golden Fox on her phone screen!
Nan Jiayu, Nan Jiayu, you must spend these seven days well with Tianqing, and don't go playing with Golden Fox again, at least not until after the exams!
"But… Jia Yu, are you going to play with the other Fox Fox again tonight…?"
Before the thought had even finished in her mind, Nan Jiayu heard a resentful voice from across the table.
Cat Girl looked up and met Golden Fox's calm, emerald eyes, immediately feeling cold sweat trickle down her back as the feeling of a love triangle descended once more.
"O-of course not!"
Nan Jiayu quickly retorted,
"I, I, I'm going to the library to study tonight."
"Really?"
"Really!"
"You're not lying to me?"
"I would never lie to you!"
"That's good~"
Su Tianqing grinned, her ears twitching twice, her smile bright and sunny.
This was exactly the effect she wanted.
This way, Jia Yu wouldn't respond to Xin Yuehu's invitation to go out for at least three days. As long as she said, "I need to study these few days," Ben Hu wouldn't let Xin Yuehu bother her anymore.
Adding to that, Rabbit had also explained the situation of the approaching final exams, so Ben Hu was suddenly down two people, and the insurmountable power gap returned to an acceptable level.
After all, currently, there were only Iris and Dandelion among the heroic Magic Girls, so the script couldn't be too outlandish.
After lunch, upon returning home, Su Tianqing spread open the secret codex and recorded the next steps of her plan.
"First step, send Catcat Rabbitrabbit away to prevent them from being present and interfering with Ben Hu's subsequent operations."
"Second step… approach Hua Ling again as the heroic Fox Fox, understand her situation today, and explain my intention to rescue Hyacinth."
After writing down the two steps, Villain Fox Fox held her magic pen and pondered for a while.
According to the current arrangement, Hua Ling would definitely try to stop her next, and there might even be some arguments between them…
Thinking of Hua Ling's potentially astonished expression, Su Tianqing's mischievous smile grew even more delightful.
Yes, that's the expression, that's the expression full of guilt!
As long as she could arrange every step of the plan, she would definitely see that expression on Hua Ling's face!
After that…
The pure and elegant Cannon Princess loses confidence due to an accident, and then has to personally witness her support-type teammate rush to fight a powerful enemy, even encountering unimaginable danger…
It is at this moment that Hua Ling will be able to rekindle her belief in "protecting something" and regain her confidence as a Magic Girl!
And after that, it would be time to use a carefully orchestrated hero arrival segment to celebrate Hua Ling's rebirth!
Ben Hu is truly a grand scriptwriter, Su Tianqing thought.
"But, Ben Hu can't celebrate too early yet."
Villain Fox Fox muttered to herself.
The plan had to be executed step by step; she couldn't let it fail again due to unexpected circumstances like yesterday.
Let's start with a heart-to-heart with Hua Ling!
Today, Ben Hu is a professional psychological counseling Fox!
…
"Mercury's Secret Words: There should be another chapter later."